Czech Early Childhood Health
Czech Early Childhood Health is a cohort study of over 7,500 mothers and their children, born from 1994 - 1998 in the districts of Teplice and Prachatice, Czech Republic. The study focused on assessing exposure to particulate matter with a diameter of 10 micrometres or less and carcinogenic polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons.
Study design
Cohort - primary caregiver and child
Number of participants at first data collection
7,577 (children)
7,522 (mothers)
Age at first data collection
Birth (children)
Varied (mothers)
Participant year of birth
Varied (mothers)
1994 - 1998 (children)
Participant sex
All
Representative sample at baseline?
No
Sample features
Country
Year of first data collection
1994
Primary Institutions
Czech Academy of Sciences (Akademie věd České republiky, AVČR)
Profile paper DOI
Funders
No funding information available
Ongoing?
Yes
Data types collected
- Physical environment assessment (e.g. pollution, mould)
- Physical or biological assessment (e.g. blood, saliva, gait, grip strength, anthropometry)
- Secondary data
- Self-report questionnaire – unspecified
- None
- None
- Healthcare data
Engagement
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